B1 Vocabulary List beginning with Letter A

A

a/an (det)

ability (n)

able (adj)

• be able to

about (adv & prep)

• about 500 students (adv)

• The film is about a small boy. (prep)

above (adj, adv & prep)

abroad (adv)

absent (adj)

absolutely (adv)

• The movie was absolutely awful.

accent(n)

• She has a beautiful French accent.

accept (v)

access (n)

• disabled access

• internet access

accident (n)

accommodation (n)

accompany (v)

according to (prep phr)

account (n)

accountant (n)

accurate (adj)

ache (n)

achieve (v)

across (adv & prep)

act (n & v)

• in the second act (of the play)

(n)

• to act in a play (v)

• to act strangely (v)

action (n)

active (adj)

activity (n)

actor (n)

actress (n)

actually (adv)

• She seems a bit strict at first,

but she's actually very nice.

• Are you actually going to take

the job?

ad (advertisement) (n)

add (v)

addition (n)

• in addition

address (n)

admire (v)

admission (n)

• charges/cost/price

admit (v)

adult (adj & n)

advance (n)

• book in advance

advanced (adj)

advantage (n)

adventure (n)

advert (n)

advertise (v)

advertisement (n)

advice (n)

advise (v)

aeroplane (n)

afford (v)

afraid (adj)

after (adv,conj & prep)

afternoon (n)

afterwards (adv)

again (adv)

against (prep)

age (n)

aged(adj)

agency (n)

ago (adv)

agree (v)

ahead (adv)

aim (n & v)

air (n)

air conditioning (n)

air force (n)

airline (n)

airport (n)

alarm (n)

alarm clock (n)

album (n)

alike (adv)

alive (adj)

all (adj, adv, det & pron)

all right/alright (adj,adv & exclam)

allow (v)

almost (adv)

alone (adv & adj)

along (adv & prep)

aloud (adv)

alphabet (n)

already (adv)

also (adv)

although (conj)

altogether (adv)

always (adv)

a.m (adv)

amazed (adj)

amazing (adj)

ambition (n)

ambulance (n)

among (amongst) (prep)

amount (n)

amusing (adj)

an (det)

ancient (adj)

and (conj)

angry (adj)

animal (n)

ankle (n)

anniversary (n)

announce (v)

announcement (n)

annoy (v)

annual (adj)

another (det & pron)

answer (n & v)

answerphone (n)

ant (n)

antique (adj & n)

anxious (adj)

any (det & pron)

anybody (pron)

anymore (adv)

anyone (pron)

anything (pron)

anyway (adv)

anywhere (adv)

apart (adv)

apart from (adv)

apartment (n)

apartment building (n)

apologise (v)

apology (n)

appear (v)

appearance (n)

apple (n)

application (n)

apply (v)

appointment (n)

approach (v)

approve (v)

architect (n)

architecture (n)

area (n)

argue (v)

argument (n)

arm (n)

armchair (n)

army (n)

around (adv & prep)

arrange (v)

arrangement (n)

arrest (v)

arrival (n)

arrive (v)

art (n)

article (n)

artist (n)

as (conj & prep)

ashamed (adj)

ask (v)

asleep (adj)

aspirin (n)

assistant(n)

as well (as) (prep & adv)

at (prep)

at I@ (n)

• My email address is david@cambridgeenglish.org

at all (prep phr)

at first (prep phr)

athlete (n)

athletics (n)

at last (prep phr)

at least (prep phr)

atmosphere (n)

at once (prep phr)

at present (prep phr)

attach (v)

attack (n & v)

attempt (v)

attend (v)

attention (n)

at the same time (prep phr)

attitude (n)

attract (v)

attraction (n)

attractive (adj)

audience (n)

aunt (n)

author (n)

autumn (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: fall)

available (adj)

average (adj & n)

avoid (v)

awake (adj)

away (adv)

awful(adj)